Last month, Encore.org and She Writes ran a story competition. The challenge: in 250-words-or-less, answer these questions: “Did you reinvent yourself in midlife? Have you had an “encore” career, as a writer or in some other form? What is your story of rebirth?” The inspiration: a new book by Civic Ventures founder Marc Freedman titledRead… Read more »
This post is part 2 of a 3-part series by recently-graduated SF2011 Fellow Marielle Earwood, reflecting on her Fellowship year. For my Fellowship year (2010-2011), the Civic Leadership Development Program (CLDP) encompassed City Hall Fellows’ learning objectives, educational talks, hand-on tours, and reflection debriefs. Through the CLDP, my cohort got exposure to multiple layers ofRead… Read more »
by Whitney Ramos, SF2011 There is an email in my inbox with the subject “CPUC GHG OIR PHC.” Within the context of my office at the SFPUC (that’s the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission) I know that the email is about the California Public Utilities Commission’s Greenhouse Gas Order to Institute a Rulemaking, Pre-hearing Conference.Read… Read more »
The non-profit, non-partisan Americans Elect aims to flatten the US Presidential nominating process and the duopoly of the two party system. By leveraging cyberspace to ’open up’ the nominating process (traditionally controlled by political forces and parties), Americans Elect enables the voting public to directly nominate a candidate online, for the US Presidential ballot inRead… Read more »
In recent weeks, the main stream media has questioned whether the Obama administration’s Open Government initiative has lost its steam. But is it really dead? For example, Washington Post columnist Vivek Wadhwa’s article “The Death of Open Government” followed the resignation announcement of the federal government’s chief information officer – and Open Government champion —Read… Read more »
The average age of my agency’s employees is high. With retirements increasing, we will need to recruit and hire younger employees. What is the recruiting pitch that will appeal to younger employees? How do you entice them to join your agency? – Federal Manager (GS-15), Department of Veterans Affairs This is a great question. RecruitingRead… Read more »
This week’s episode of The Project Management Podcast: This interview from our PM Podcast Project Leadership Series is another one that I did with Susanne Madsen (www.susannemadsen.co.uk). The project leadership tool that we look at today is… Be The Project Champion. So you might be wondering what the difference is between a project leader andRead… Read more »
About 60% of my work these days is for the public sector, which is great, as it reflects my main experience and expertise, but which means 40% comes from elsewhere, which I find really helpful. I’m not quite sure where the lead to rebuild ESP Consulting’s new site came from, except that old student unionRead… Read more »
About 60% of my work these days is for the public sector, which is great, as it reflects my main experience and expertise, but which means 40% comes from elsewhere, which I find really helpful. I’m not quite sure where the lead to rebuild ESP Consulting’s new site came from, except that old student unionRead… Read more »
Guest Post by Dr. Paul Giammalvo Colleagues, Interested in developing and benchmarking your COMPETENCY and that of your team in ADVANCED PROJECT and PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, COST ENGINEERING and PROJECT CONTROLS? If the answer is yes, then NOW is the time to consider signing up for the next AACE Certification Prep Courses starting in Lagos, NigeriaRead… Read more »